https://www.scmp.com/rss/321845/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com According to the Commission on Poverty’s latest report, the addition of 40,000 elderly folk living below the poverty line last year pushed the total number of old people in poverty up to 320,000 in Hong Kong. Although the city’s overall poverty rate has dropped to the lowest level in six years, poverty among the elderly is becoming an uphill battle for society as its population ages. The much debated universal retirement protection scheme, if implemented, would be a safety net providing the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1888283/what-will-become-hong-kongs-sandwich-class-when-they-reach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1888283/what-will-become-hong-kongs-sandwich-class-when-they-reach?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Dec 2015 05:20:02 +0000